Pet Doctors New Graduate Programme

Pet Doctors Veterinary Clinics was founded in 1998 by David Hodges and Garret Turley. Friends since their first year at veterinary school, they had decided that they both had the same ideas about the level of care and service that should be offered to pets and their owners. The first Pet Doctors clinic was in Chichester, West Sussex and the company has grown substantially since then.

Pet Doctors now employs over forty veterinary surgeons, over seventy qualified veterinary nurses and forty other clinical support staff in its 28 well-equipped, air-conditioned clinics across Sussex, Hampshire, Surrey, Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Wight. We place importance on the bonding of clients to our community clinics: the whole of our veterinary team delivers compassionate care, quality of service and value for money, thus creating happy clients and happy vets. We pride ourselves on the level of care we show towards both our clients and our staff.

The New Graduate Programme

This programme starts in late Summer 2008. We are recruiting three new-graduates for this exciting opportunity. These veterinary surgeons will be placed in three successful Pet Doctors veterinary clinics to work alongside some of our best teams.  The clinics we have chosen for this year are Chichester (West Sussex), Seaford (East Sussex) and Guildford (Surrey).Well structured consulting and operating times backed with a team of nurses and receptionists will give new graduates the opportunity of experiencing running a successful clinic. 

At a clinical level they will have access to an experienced vet to guide them through the consultation process; how to approach preventative healthcare;  how to structure work-ups after the initial clinical presentation, how to meet the needs of the client.  They will develop confidence with routine, and the common non-routine, surgical procedures whilst being supported by colleagues.  They will have access to, and training in medical diagnostics.  A strong emphasis is placed on learning; in addition to receiving a budget for continuing education, they will be able to attend internal CPD events held by European Diploma Holders, to increase their knowledge for use in their clinic.  The pay and benefits package is excellent, the working environment is stimulating and fun.

Not only do we want these veterinary surgeons to quickly develop their potential as first opinion small animal clinicians but we also want to teach them about the commercial aspects of veterinary practice. Therefore we have devised a series of ten day long modules that will help equip them for the challenges of running their own clinics in the future. These modules will cover subjects as diverse as Staff Management Skills, Consultation Communication Skills, Financial Skills, Marketing in Veterinary Practice and Dental Care In Practice.  For one day each month the three new graduates will meet to attend this training; the training will be given by a combination of the experienced Pet Doctors management team and external experts.  

At the end of this year long experience the veterinary surgeon will be well armed with both clinical and managerial knowledge and experience. They will be given the option of staying in their current veterinary clinic or moving within the group on the next stage of their career development.

Find out more!

Click on the link below to download our  New Graduate checklist and find out why working for Pet Doctors is the best choice!